Does urinary albumin excretion predict cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population?
Urinary albumin excretion is an independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the general population, even at levels within the currently accepted normal range.
Urinary albumin excretion is a predictor of all-cause mortality in the general population. The excess risk was more attributable to death from CV causes, independent of the effects of other CV risk factors, and the relationship was already apparent at levels of albuminuria currently considered to be normal.
Hillege et al. (2002) studied this question.